THE 151ST OPEN

July 20, 2023

Graeme Robertson

Mixed Zone

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GRAEME ROBERTSON: Good experience, obviously, but I just had a good (indiscernible)on the par-5, what was it, 5 or 6 or something like that?

Q. Talk about the previous hole.

GRAEME ROBERTSON: Just made a nice birdie, as well, and then I've caught the bunker and I've three-putted on the green, so it was a really tricky flag and I kind of got caught out and was up against it there.

The driver let me down today for the first time in about two years, so it was probably a little bit of nerves and stuff like that. Look, it was good. I managed to steady the ship on the back nine, and wasn't too bad.

I know what it's all about now. Look, as you say, it was nice to play some good golf after that. Hit a lot of good shots, but as I said, need to do a wee bit of work with the driver this afternoon because it wasn't its usual self, which is a wee bit frustrating.

Q. That could be the key as well?

GRAEME ROBERTSON: I think so, yeah. I think it's maybe just not quite committing to -- not quite turning through it, which is normally what I do. A wee bit (indiscernible), a wee bit steery, but I survived.

Q. Did you sleep all right?

GRAEME ROBERTSON: I slept fine. Sleeping is never a problem for me. But no, it was good. Jumped out of bed, no problem this morning.

Q. (No microphone.)

GRAEME ROBERTSON: Again, the stands on the first tee, it was early doors, and then a really busy part of the course is 15 because you're hitting your second shot in there and all you see is people and stands, so it's good. Really good.

Q. (No microphone.)

GRAEME ROBERTSON: Not too bad, yeah. A little bit shaky, but no, it was good. It was really good. Good fun.

Q. You talked yesterday about your expectations, obviously the first time, et cetera. How did you feel the whole experience was compared to maybe what you thought it was going to be like?

GRAEME ROBERTSON: Look, it's everything I expected, to be honest. As I say, the crowds were there early. You try not to look at them as much as you can, but yeah, as I say, it was everything. The atmosphere was great. Obviously hit a good shot, you got applauded and if you hit a not so good shot they let you know about it, so yeah, it's a really good atmosphere. Really good.